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Cause for Alarm Details

FULL SYNOPSIS

While a man recuperates from a heart-attack, he obsesses with the thought that his wife and his doctor are having an affair, so decides to write a letter to the D.A. accusing the two of trying to kill him. After his wife mails the letter for him, he tells her of its contents which provokes his anger and he attacks her, dying on the spot from another heart attack. Though innocent, she is nevertheless desperate to somehow get the letter back. ~ Kristie Hassen, Rovi

Cast

Loretta Young
as Ellen Jones
Barry Sullivan
as George Z. Jones
Bruce Cowling
as Dr. Ranney Grahame
Margalo Gillmore
as Mrs. Edwards
Irving Bacon
as Mr. Carston, Postman
Georgia Backus
as Mrs. Warren
Don Haggerty
as Mr. Russell
Art Baker
as Superintendent
Richard Anderson
as Lonesome Sailor
Earl Hodgins
as Postman
Greta Granstedt
as Mom
Lou Merrill
as Dr Philipps
Margie Liszt
as Woman
Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer
as Man
Robert Easton
as Man
Kathleen Freeman
as Woman

Crew

Tay Garnett
Director
Mel Dinelli
Screenwriter
Joseph Ruttenberg
Cinematographer
Andre Previn
Composer (Music Score)
Arthur Lonergan
Art Director
Cedric Gibbons
Art Director
Edwin B. Willis
Set Designer
Douglas Shearer
Sound/Sound Designer
William J. Tuttle
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